Building the Nobel-prizewinning neutrino experiment was a big risk. To continue its success, scientists — and funders — need to stay bold.

A pocket-sized, roughly $100 detector can reveal the invisible stream of cosmic particles constantly passing through Earth and even through our bodies. What began as a student physics project is now ...

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Westfield High School physics teacher Renee Sweeney was surprised with the 2026 Massachusetts PLTW Teacher of the Year award for her engaging, applied-learning engineering courses.

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